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We have a drought whenever it stops raining for a long time.
When it rains, some of the water goes into the ground.
Another part of the rain goes into the rivers and that is really important too.
When we don’t have enough water left for the people, plants and animals to stay healthy, then we call that a drought.
Maybe you want to know why it doesn’t rain?
The heat makes the drought even worse, because it makes the plants more thirsty so they have to drink more.
We can’t make it rain.
But we can try to make sure we have enough water to keep everyone and everything healthy.
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